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I have had and used the opportu nity to seek connecting links in the events which caused King Alfonso last week, when standing in the cemetery on Monte Annuit, in the Spanish zone of Morocco, to break. down and burst into tears and for some moments to spb bitterly,
I have learned, too, the secret of the quarrel between -General' SD- vestre whose dead body was never recovered and Abd-el-Krim, and I know now why the Dictator, Gen eral Primo de Rivera, can always, when he will, persuade the King to sign any document-even a decree convoking a National Assembly, The story really begins in Melifa, which was the centre of the Spanish zone of administration in Morocco. Here were two men both destined, to play great and tragis parts in Spanish history.
Man With A Limp.
One was a Spaniard, a Captain Silvestre, who had devoted his army dile to Spanish colonial affairs.
The other was a lean man with a lup who, in his youth, had left the mountain fastnesses further south and bad crossed the sea to pursue his studies in Spain.
was Abd-el-Krim,
Spanish troops begin to advance and immediately Abd-el-Krim and his brown men swcop down and in- fiet defeat after defeat. Guas, rifles, munitions and stores are cap lured by the Riffans.
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returns from Deauville to find ter
rible news awaiting him.
Tho
SICK CHILD'S DEATH.
FATHER ACQUITTED ON MURDER CHARGE.
**PROMPTED BY LOVE."
At the Chester, Assizes before Mr. Justice Branson, Albert Edward Davies. 25, 2 shipyard labourer, living at Proctor-road, Rock Ferry, was Acquitted on the charge of murdering his daughter Elsie, aged shout four.
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10,000 Killed. Reinforcements are arriving from Spain. Silvestre determines to
poor child been an animal instead launch another attack, and begins": his advance from Melilla, but, out-of a human being, so far from there side the city, Silvestre falls into being anything blameworthy in the Abd-el-Krim's ambush and 10,000 man's action in putting an end to. Spaniards are killed or captured.
After the battle. it is found that is suffering he would actually have Silvestre, has disappeared. Now,
been liable to punishment if he had although the story of the ambush not done so That is the state of is in official records, there is abso the law, and we must administer lately no record at all of how Silvestre met his end, but there are
the law." three versions.
Mr. John Grace prosecuted and MF Austin appeared for Davies.
One is that he was killed on the battlefeld, and that his body. was so mutilated that identity was im-
Mr. Grace said that the circum- possible. The second is that when crime were almost tragic in the stances leading up to the alleged he saw that all was lost, he com- chain of misfortunes which befell mitted suicide, and was buried in Davies from the time when be left an unknown grave. The third yer- the Army to July 10th, when it was sion is that he was captured alive, alleged the crime was committed. and that he lives' still somewhere The girl Elsie was one of five chil dren. Early this year the mother, With the disappearance of Sil-suffering from tuberculosis and cur- hidden in the Riflian mountains. vestre the Spanish campaign in vature of the spine, died. The girl Morocco has drifted along as his also contracted tuberculosis, and tory records. Another general early in June the developed gan Berenguer-comes on the scene, and grene in the face after measles. Spain recruite in England for her foreign legion, but the slaughter
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He had become Europeanized- anyhow as far as outward appear-into the desert, and Spain becomes jive long. On the night of July 9th shower; Q-Squalls; R-Rain; T= recognized will be admitted after tha ance went-and when he returned restless. The country is seething the prisoner sat up all night with Thunder. to his native Africa he sought and with discontent, and the Cortes the child. The next morning he found a situation in the Spanish appoints a commission of twenty went to his mother-in-law's house. Civil Service in Melilla. His name one to seek out those responsible.
It begins to appear as if the in- telling her he had drowned Elsie In Melilla at the time was aquiry, if pushed to the fullest limit, suffering any longer. He after beautiful young Arab girl named will result in an anti-monarchical wards surrendered to the police, Alhouma,& name which, in Eng revolution. The King is informed telling them he had put the girl in lish, menus all that is bad of a man who is handling the a bath. The police found the giri Silvestre booked with favour on Catalonian situation in a brilliant lying face downwards in in. of Albouma, and the girl became a manner. He is head of the Barce-water. close friend of the Spanish officer; ona garrison, and his name is but the loan brown man with the General Primo de Rivera,
The limp also looked with eyes of favour King sends for him and offers him General Primo de on Alhouma, a girl of bis people, free hand. and in her own language which Rivers accepts was also his-he wooed and won her eway from Silvestre.
Riding Crop Blow. Silvestre soon discovered the identity of his rival, and sought him out.
A quarrel between two Spanish officers might have been settled on the field of honour, but a quarrel --and over. wonian-between a Spanish officer and a Riian could not be settled in this manner.
Silvestre therefore' raised his rid ing crop and struck Abd-el-Krim across the face.
The coup d'etat of 1923 put an immediate end to the Moroccan inquiry, but the King, with General Primo de Rivera's sanction, sought scapegoat and found him in the person of General Berenguer. When the trial of the general was held the condition of the army was such that, it was impossible to inflict the punishment which had been decided on, and last week in Morocco the disgraced" general was raised to the rank of the Duke of Sheshuan.
That is why all Spain is chuckling in secret. General Primo de Rivera, during the hectic days foi The Rian took Alhoums and lowing the coup, impounded not returned to his mountain fastnesses, only all the docrments which the and that closed the first chapter in commission of inquiry, possessed, the drama. Silvestre showed the but also other equally important greatest activity and enthusiasm in documents, letters, and his work, and from captain became which had passed between the King a major. His name soon filtered and Silvestre, through to the royal palace in Madrid, and the next time that he camo on leave the King sent for him and had a long talk on the situation in Morocco.
a native.
Spain's Ruler.
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Medical evidence was given that the child's death was anticipated from the disence. She was in such a state that shock would have caused death if she had been removed to Thur. hospital.
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In summing up Mr. Justice Bran POISON PEN AND KNIFE. son said that the case was peculiar innamuch as the prisoner had been GIRL STABBED AND prompted to his act by love for his
TRAMPLED ON.. child The law of the country, however, placed so high a value on human life that it did not allow SEQUEL TO LOURDES CURE. it to be taken even from the best
of motives.
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These documents are, I am in-charged formed, at present in a bank in a foreign country, but the Dictator would use them if ever the circuza- The officer showed to the King stances arose to force his hand. plans which be had made for the
There is no doubt whatsoever campaign: plans of conquest which who rules Spain to-day. It was would, if they had succeeded have first made manifest in September obtained for Spain an enormous last year when the King tried to colony in North Africa. The King take the part of the artillery offi- was visibly impressed, and ever cers who had mutinied in Segovia afterwards, until Silvestre dient and the group who held up the peared, remained in closest touch King when he was motoring through al traveller, is alleged to have her care at Lourdes was no im- with the brilliant officer.
"KINA" the mountains from Santander. to Soon after Silvestre's return to Madrid; but when the King re-practised with much success-for he posture. The parish priest of the having arrived. Consignees of Cargo Morocco stories came from across ceived in audience. General Erino wealthy man through selling small abusive letters placed in his church being loaded and placed at their zisk was on the way to becoming a church she attends found equally are hereby informed that all Goods arg the mountains of the man who was de Rivera the King immediately portions of the fabric used on the Suspicion recled upon a young dous Godowns of the Hong Kong and and even laid in the pulpit, into the basurdons and/or extra hazar-- raising the green banner of a holy gave way. war among the tribes. He was said When the King and Queen visited to a concierge that on the night on wings of aeroplanea. He confided
woman, but a police search of her Kowloon Wharf and Godown (o, Ltd., education, an of considerable Morocco last week, General Primo which Lindbergh arrived at Le home and an examination of her where Dailvery can be obtained as soon education, who spoke Spanish like de Rivera went with them. It was Bourget he succeeded in obtaining handwriting by an expert failed to as the Goods are landed.
the King's first visit since Silves a portion of the fabric of his reveal any connection between her Gods have left the Godowne and all! By devious ways this man inform tre's dienstrous campaign. A friend machine as a souvenir. The con
and the writer of the anonymous ed Silvestre that he and the general of mine was present when the King cierge was urged to keep his secret,
letters had met before, that his name was visited the military cemetery at and readily gave a promise pot to
"Properly Bled," Abd-elKrim and that he still bora Monte. Annuit. It is not known disclose his valuable possession to across his face the sear made by how many Spanish dead lie here. anybody.
The other evening Mlle. Gitton, the Spaniard's riding crop.
who is employed as secretary to The song of the desert became a 15,000 and 20,000 and there are ever, and the commercial traveller street by an unknown aggressor as The secret" leaked out, how local solicitor, was stabbed in the song of war, and that closed the many other military cemeteries in received visits from people begging she was on her way home. Her second chapter.
the Spanish zone,
for a small portion of the fabric assailant struck her six times with Cable to Deanville.
My friend describes the scene and offering to pay for it: The knife from behind, but only two The third chapter begins in thus: "All around were high, souvenir hunters did pay, and in of the stabs caused injuries of any August 1921 in Deauville. King frowning mountains, barbarous and time Pinjalet, it is stated, had as consequence. She fell and her, as- Alfonso arrives from Madrid to play savage-looking, and wesstood amid many as twenty visitors a day, who sailant stamped on her face, polo and enjoy some of the brief a forest of black wooden erosses, parted with sums of from 100f, to
I believe my assailant was a hectic season of the French seaside Right and left, in front and behind, 5001. for a few square inchca of man," she told the police," for
far as we could see were The King has been in the cloecet nothing but graves. T
canvas. The assertion is made that when he trod on my face I just saw ho had sold sufficient to cover three man's trousers The morning touch with Silvestre, and cables "The King, wearing the cam- giant. acroplanes when several following the stabbing her brother from Morocco to Deauville arrive paign uniform of a Spanish general, buyers began to wonder how he had received an anonymous letter, which dnály. With jazz bands crashing khaki tanic and breeches, and fint succeeded in cutting so
much read: beneath his windows the King peaked cap, entered the cemetery. fabric from Lindbergh's aeroplane. studies these despatches.
He brought his right hand to the Suspecting a swindle, they inform- Silvestre states that all is ready salute and looked and looked, and,ed the police, who called on the for the great campaign. The King suddenly, his chest heaved.
commercial traveller and came to makea Major Silvestre General He appeared to away on his the conclusion that he had been Silvestre, and, metaphorically feet and, covering his face with deceiving people all the time, sneaking, presses the button in both hands, he sobbed dreadfully." In his lodgings forty yards of Deauville which starts the cam--H, J GREENWALL in Daily acroplane fabric were found. He is Ipaign in Morocco.
Express,
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Your sister has beca properly bled. I hope she won't recover. I stabbed her because she claimed she has been, miraculously cured
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